diff --git a/kombu/transport/__init__.py b/kombu/transport/__init__.py
index a16614b1..0acdce36 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/__init__.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/__init__.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def _ghettoq(name, new, alias=None):
 
 
 TRANSPORT_ALIASES = {
+    "amqp": "kombu.transport.pyamqplib.Transport",
     "amqplib": "kombu.transport.pyamqplib.Transport",
     "librabbitmq": "kombu.transport.librabbitmq.Transport",
     "pika": "kombu.transport.pypika.AsyncoreTransport",